Isaiah

Isaiah Institute Translation

Zion/Jerusalem’s watchmen cry to Jehovah day and night as they prepare the way for Jehovah’s coming.

1 For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent;for Jerusalem’s sake I will not remain stilltill her righteousness shines like a light,her salvation like a flaming torch.2 The nations shall behold your righteousnessand all their rulers your glory;you shall be called by a new nameconferred by the mouth of Jehovah.

3 Then shall you be a crown of gloryin the hand of Jehovah,a royal diadem in the palm of your God.4 You shall no more be called the forsaken one,nor your land referred to as desolate;you shall be known as her in whom I delightand your land considered espoused.For Jehovah shall delight in you,and your land shall be espoused.5 As a young man weds a virgin,so shall your sons wed you;as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,so shall your God rejoice over you.

6 I have appointed watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem,who shall not be silent day or night.You who call upon Jehovah, let not up7 nor give him respite till he reestablishes Jerusalemand makes it renowned in the earth.

8 Jehovah has sworn by his right hand, his mighty arm:I will no more let your grain be food for your enemies,nor shall foreigners drink the new wine you have toiled for.9 Those who harvest it shall eat it,giving praise to Jehovah;those who gather it shall drink itwithin the environs of my sanctuary.

10 Pass on, go through gates;prepare the way for the people!Excavate, pave a highway cleared of stones;raise the ensign to the nations!11 Jehovah has made proclamation to the end of the earth:Tell the Daughter of Zion,See, your Salvation comes,his reward with him, his work preceding him.12 They shall be called the holy people,the redeemed of Jehovah;and you shall be known as in demand,a city never deserted.

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, who establishes justice and righteousness among Jehovah's people and whose ministry leads to Zion's becoming illustrious in the earth.

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A creation motif and pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, who personifies Jehovah's light to the nations and who attracts people of every nation to Zion's standard of righteousness.

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A pseudonym of Jehovah God of Israel, who personifies everlasting salvation to his elect when he comes to reign on the earth and whose presence with them is manifest to all nations.

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A pseudonym of Jehovah God of Israel, who comes to establish his reign of peace on the earth and whose presence with his elect in Zion shines like a beacon for the entire world to see.

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A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, who exemplifies Jehovah's righteousness to his people and the nations and whose ministry results in Zion's becoming illustrious in the earth.

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A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, Jehovah's mouth or mouthpiece to his people, who receives divine revelation to guide them and to administer the ordinances of Jehovah's covenant.

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A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his hand of deliverance, whose ministry of restoring Jehovah's people bears fruit as Jehovah establishes among them his millennial reign of peace.

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A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his hand of deliverance, who restores Jehovah's people beyond their former glory and prepares the way for Jehovah's coming to reign on the earth.

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A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his arm of righteousness, through whom Jehovah intervenes in the earth to restore his people and prepare them for his coming to reign on the earth.

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A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his ensign to the nations, who rallies Jehovah's people to his standard of righteousness and purifies their establishment before Jehovah comes to reign.

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A pseudonym of Jehovah God of Israel, who personifies everlasting salvation to his elect when he comes to reign among them and ushers in the earth's millennial age of peace.

Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah: for the Lord delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.

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You shall no more be called the forsaken one,nor your land referred to as desolate;you shall be known as her in whom I delightand your land considered espoused.For Jehovah shall delight in you,and your land shall be espoused.

The Lord hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured:

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Jehovah has sworn by his right hand, his mighty arm:I will no more let your grain be food for your enemies,nor shall foreigners drink the new wine you have toiled for.

Apocalyptic Commentary

Zion/Jerusalem’s watchmen cry to Jehovah day and night as they prepare the way for Jehovah’s coming.

1 For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent;for Jerusalem’s sake I will not remain stilltill her righteousness shines like a light,her salvation like a flaming torch.

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, who establishes justice and righteousness among Jehovah's people and whose ministry leads to Zion's becoming illustrious in the earth.

blue

A creation motif and pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, who personifies Jehovah's light to the nations and who attracts people of every nation to Zion's standard of righteousness.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah God of Israel, who personifies everlasting salvation to his elect when he comes to reign on the earth and whose presence with them is manifest to all nations.

green

A pseudonym of Jehovah God of Israel, who comes to establish his reign of peace on the earth and whose presence with his elect in Zion shines like a beacon for the entire world to see.

green

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, who exemplifies Jehovah's righteousness to his people and the nations and whose ministry results in Zion's becoming illustrious in the earth.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, Jehovah's mouth or mouthpiece to his people, who receives divine revelation to guide them and to administer the ordinances of Jehovah's covenant.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his hand of deliverance, whose ministry of restoring Jehovah's people bears fruit as Jehovah establishes among them his millennial reign of peace.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his hand of deliverance, who restores Jehovah's people beyond their former glory and prepares the way for Jehovah's coming to reign on the earth.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his arm of righteousness, through whom Jehovah intervenes in the earth to restore his people and prepare them for his coming to reign on the earth.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his ensign to the nations, who rallies Jehovah's people to his standard of righteousness and purifies their establishment before Jehovah comes to reign.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah God of Israel, who personifies everlasting salvation to his elect when he comes to reign among them and ushers in the earth's millennial age of peace.

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(62:1)

Fulfilling the role of intercessors with God in the pattern of proxy saviors under the terms of the Davidic Covenant (cf. Isaiah 37:15-20, 33-36; 38:2-6) are Jehovah’s watchmen who plead on behalf of his people until their restoration is accomplished (vv 6-7). Jehovah’s servant sets the standard by exemplifying Jehovah’s righteousness and serving as their light (Isaiah 41:2; 42:6; 46:11-13; 49:6), facilitating Jehovah coming as salvation like a “flaming torch” (v 11; Isaiah 10:17; 12:2; 43:11-12; cf. Genesis 15:17). In effect, as soon as his people proximate the servant’s righteousness, Jehovah comes.

In that sense, many things that describe the servant may apply also to Zion’s watchmen—those servants whom Jehovah raises up who unitedly accomplish his people’s restoration. These individuals—as inferred from the personal pronoun “I”—pass through many of the same or similar experiences the servant does, so that, based on the principle of “the one and the many,” even their identities come close to merging: as he calls on the name of Jehovah, so do they (vv 6-7; Isaiah 41:25); as he declares good tidings, so do they (v 11; Isaiah 52:7-8); as he suffers affronts, so do they (Isaiah 50:6-7; 61:7).

2 The nations shall behold your righteousnessand all their rulers your glory;you shall be called by a new nameconferred by the mouth of Jehovah.

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, who establishes justice and righteousness among Jehovah's people and whose ministry leads to Zion's becoming illustrious in the earth.

blue

A creation motif and pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, who personifies Jehovah's light to the nations and who attracts people of every nation to Zion's standard of righteousness.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah God of Israel, who personifies everlasting salvation to his elect when he comes to reign on the earth and whose presence with them is manifest to all nations.

green

A pseudonym of Jehovah God of Israel, who comes to establish his reign of peace on the earth and whose presence with his elect in Zion shines like a beacon for the entire world to see.

green

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, who exemplifies Jehovah's righteousness to his people and the nations and whose ministry results in Zion's becoming illustrious in the earth.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, Jehovah's mouth or mouthpiece to his people, who receives divine revelation to guide them and to administer the ordinances of Jehovah's covenant.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his hand of deliverance, whose ministry of restoring Jehovah's people bears fruit as Jehovah establishes among them his millennial reign of peace.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his hand of deliverance, who restores Jehovah's people beyond their former glory and prepares the way for Jehovah's coming to reign on the earth.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his arm of righteousness, through whom Jehovah intervenes in the earth to restore his people and prepare them for his coming to reign on the earth.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his ensign to the nations, who rallies Jehovah's people to his standard of righteousness and purifies their establishment before Jehovah comes to reign.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah God of Israel, who personifies everlasting salvation to his elect when he comes to reign among them and ushers in the earth's millennial age of peace.

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(62:2)

Jehovah’s glory rests on his people at the time he comes to reign among them (Isaiah 4:5; 24:23; 60:1-2). His people, too, however, ascend to glory: “From a sector of the earth we hear singing: ‘Glorious are the righteous!” (Isaiah 24:16); “In that day the plant of Jehovah shall be beautiful and glorious, and the earth’s fruit the pride and glory of the survivors of Israel” (Isaiah 4:2). The servant’s establishing righteousness among Jehovah’s people leads to their attaining higher spiritual levels, as signified by the new name he gives them (Isaiah 56:5; 65:15; 66:22) with its accompanying new commission.

3 Then shall you be a crown of gloryin the hand of Jehovah,a royal diadem in the palm of your God.4 You shall no more be called the forsaken one,nor your land referred to as desolate;you shall be known as her in whom I delightand your land considered espoused.For Jehovah shall delight in you,and your land shall be espoused.

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, who establishes justice and righteousness among Jehovah's people and whose ministry leads to Zion's becoming illustrious in the earth.

blue

A creation motif and pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, who personifies Jehovah's light to the nations and who attracts people of every nation to Zion's standard of righteousness.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah God of Israel, who personifies everlasting salvation to his elect when he comes to reign on the earth and whose presence with them is manifest to all nations.

green

A pseudonym of Jehovah God of Israel, who comes to establish his reign of peace on the earth and whose presence with his elect in Zion shines like a beacon for the entire world to see.

green

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, who exemplifies Jehovah's righteousness to his people and the nations and whose ministry results in Zion's becoming illustrious in the earth.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, Jehovah's mouth or mouthpiece to his people, who receives divine revelation to guide them and to administer the ordinances of Jehovah's covenant.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his hand of deliverance, whose ministry of restoring Jehovah's people bears fruit as Jehovah establishes among them his millennial reign of peace.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his hand of deliverance, who restores Jehovah's people beyond their former glory and prepares the way for Jehovah's coming to reign on the earth.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his arm of righteousness, through whom Jehovah intervenes in the earth to restore his people and prepare them for his coming to reign on the earth.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his ensign to the nations, who rallies Jehovah's people to his standard of righteousness and purifies their establishment before Jehovah comes to reign.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah God of Israel, who personifies everlasting salvation to his elect when he comes to reign among them and ushers in the earth's millennial age of peace.

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(62:3–4)

Because God’s “glory” subsists in the consummation of his plan to glorify the earth and its inhabitants (Isaiah 6:3; 25:1; 40:13; 46:11), all culminates with a millennial people who glorify God by their righteousness. Representing the locations of Zion and Jerusalem and their peoples (v 1), they are a “crown of glory” and “royal diadem” wrought by Jehovah’s hand—his servant whom he appoints to restore his people (Isaiah 49:5-8). Espousal of land and people denotes an enduring covenant relationship and a reversal of circumstances for those so blessed (Isaiah 49:13-18; 54:4-10; 60:15; 65:17-19).

5 As a young man weds a virgin,so shall your sons wed you;as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,so shall your God rejoice over you.

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, who establishes justice and righteousness among Jehovah's people and whose ministry leads to Zion's becoming illustrious in the earth.

blue

A creation motif and pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, who personifies Jehovah's light to the nations and who attracts people of every nation to Zion's standard of righteousness.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah God of Israel, who personifies everlasting salvation to his elect when he comes to reign on the earth and whose presence with them is manifest to all nations.

green

A pseudonym of Jehovah God of Israel, who comes to establish his reign of peace on the earth and whose presence with his elect in Zion shines like a beacon for the entire world to see.

green

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, who exemplifies Jehovah's righteousness to his people and the nations and whose ministry results in Zion's becoming illustrious in the earth.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, Jehovah's mouth or mouthpiece to his people, who receives divine revelation to guide them and to administer the ordinances of Jehovah's covenant.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his hand of deliverance, whose ministry of restoring Jehovah's people bears fruit as Jehovah establishes among them his millennial reign of peace.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his hand of deliverance, who restores Jehovah's people beyond their former glory and prepares the way for Jehovah's coming to reign on the earth.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his arm of righteousness, through whom Jehovah intervenes in the earth to restore his people and prepare them for his coming to reign on the earth.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his ensign to the nations, who rallies Jehovah's people to his standard of righteousness and purifies their establishment before Jehovah comes to reign.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah God of Israel, who personifies everlasting salvation to his elect when he comes to reign among them and ushers in the earth's millennial age of peace.

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(62:5)

A great wedding feast marks the unconditional covenant Jehovah makes with his people and with individuals (cf. Isaiah 54:5-10; 55:3). Returnees from exile (Isaiah 43:6-7; 49:22; 60:4) marry those at home. Joy and rejoicing characterize all whom Jehovah redeems at his coming: “Rejoice, then, and be glad forever in what I create. See, I create Jerusalem to be a delight and its people a joy. I will delight in Jerusalem, rejoice in my people” (Isaiah 65:18-19); “This is our God, whom we expected would save us. This is Jehovah for whom we have waited; let us joyfully celebrate his salvation!” (Isaiah 25:9).

6 I have appointed watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem,who shall not be silent day or night.You who call upon Jehovah, let not up7 nor give him respite till he reestablishes Jerusalemand makes it renowned in the earth.

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, who establishes justice and righteousness among Jehovah's people and whose ministry leads to Zion's becoming illustrious in the earth.

blue

A creation motif and pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, who personifies Jehovah's light to the nations and who attracts people of every nation to Zion's standard of righteousness.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah God of Israel, who personifies everlasting salvation to his elect when he comes to reign on the earth and whose presence with them is manifest to all nations.

green

A pseudonym of Jehovah God of Israel, who comes to establish his reign of peace on the earth and whose presence with his elect in Zion shines like a beacon for the entire world to see.

green

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, who exemplifies Jehovah's righteousness to his people and the nations and whose ministry results in Zion's becoming illustrious in the earth.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, Jehovah's mouth or mouthpiece to his people, who receives divine revelation to guide them and to administer the ordinances of Jehovah's covenant.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his hand of deliverance, whose ministry of restoring Jehovah's people bears fruit as Jehovah establishes among them his millennial reign of peace.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his hand of deliverance, who restores Jehovah's people beyond their former glory and prepares the way for Jehovah's coming to reign on the earth.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his arm of righteousness, through whom Jehovah intervenes in the earth to restore his people and prepare them for his coming to reign on the earth.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his ensign to the nations, who rallies Jehovah's people to his standard of righteousness and purifies their establishment before Jehovah comes to reign.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah God of Israel, who personifies everlasting salvation to his elect when he comes to reign among them and ushers in the earth's millennial age of peace.

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(62:6–7)

Persons whom Jehovah appoints as “watchmen on your walls” are those who serve as proxy saviors to his people under the terms of the Davidic Covenant—who obtain the temporal salvation of those to whom they minister. They labor incessantly for his people’s restoration and intercede with him for their divine protection (cf. v 1). Like Jehovah’s servant, they report what they see and hear (Isaiah 21:6-10) and proclaim Jehovah’s coming: “Hark! Your watchmen lift up their voice; as one they cry out for joy: for they shall see eye to eye when Jehovah returns [to] Zion” (Isaiah 52:8; cf. v 11; 27:13).

8 Jehovah has sworn by his right hand, his mighty arm:I will no more let your grain be food for your enemies,nor shall foreigners drink the new wine you have toiled for.9 Those who harvest it shall eat it,giving praise to Jehovah;those who gather it shall drink itwithin the environs of my sanctuary.

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, who establishes justice and righteousness among Jehovah's people and whose ministry leads to Zion's becoming illustrious in the earth.

blue

A creation motif and pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, who personifies Jehovah's light to the nations and who attracts people of every nation to Zion's standard of righteousness.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah God of Israel, who personifies everlasting salvation to his elect when he comes to reign on the earth and whose presence with them is manifest to all nations.

green

A pseudonym of Jehovah God of Israel, who comes to establish his reign of peace on the earth and whose presence with his elect in Zion shines like a beacon for the entire world to see.

green

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, who exemplifies Jehovah's righteousness to his people and the nations and whose ministry results in Zion's becoming illustrious in the earth.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, Jehovah's mouth or mouthpiece to his people, who receives divine revelation to guide them and to administer the ordinances of Jehovah's covenant.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his hand of deliverance, whose ministry of restoring Jehovah's people bears fruit as Jehovah establishes among them his millennial reign of peace.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his hand of deliverance, who restores Jehovah's people beyond their former glory and prepares the way for Jehovah's coming to reign on the earth.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his arm of righteousness, through whom Jehovah intervenes in the earth to restore his people and prepare them for his coming to reign on the earth.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his ensign to the nations, who rallies Jehovah's people to his standard of righteousness and purifies their establishment before Jehovah comes to reign.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah God of Israel, who personifies everlasting salvation to his elect when he comes to reign among them and ushers in the earth's millennial age of peace.

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(62:8–9)

Covenant curse reversals abound during the earth’s millennial age when Jehovah reigns among his people. Coming out from under bondage to sin and from oppression by enemies, his people receive inheritances of land and enjoy their fruits. Believing Jehovah’s promise of better times, they make themselves eligible for it: “If you are willing and obey, you shall eat the good of the land” (Isaiah 1:19); “When men build houses, they will dwell in them; when they plant vineyards, they will eat their fruit. They shall not build so that others may dwell, or plant so that others may eat” (Isaiah 65:21-22).

10 Pass on, go through gates;prepare the way for the people!Excavate, pave a highway cleared of stones;raise the ensign to the nations!11 Jehovah has made proclamation to the end of the earth:Tell the Daughter of Zion,See, your Salvation comes,his reward with him, his work preceding him.

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, who establishes justice and righteousness among Jehovah's people and whose ministry leads to Zion's becoming illustrious in the earth.

blue

A creation motif and pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, who personifies Jehovah's light to the nations and who attracts people of every nation to Zion's standard of righteousness.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah God of Israel, who personifies everlasting salvation to his elect when he comes to reign on the earth and whose presence with them is manifest to all nations.

green

A pseudonym of Jehovah God of Israel, who comes to establish his reign of peace on the earth and whose presence with his elect in Zion shines like a beacon for the entire world to see.

green

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, who exemplifies Jehovah's righteousness to his people and the nations and whose ministry results in Zion's becoming illustrious in the earth.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, Jehovah's mouth or mouthpiece to his people, who receives divine revelation to guide them and to administer the ordinances of Jehovah's covenant.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his hand of deliverance, whose ministry of restoring Jehovah's people bears fruit as Jehovah establishes among them his millennial reign of peace.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his hand of deliverance, who restores Jehovah's people beyond their former glory and prepares the way for Jehovah's coming to reign on the earth.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his arm of righteousness, through whom Jehovah intervenes in the earth to restore his people and prepare them for his coming to reign on the earth.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his ensign to the nations, who rallies Jehovah's people to his standard of righteousness and purifies their establishment before Jehovah comes to reign.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah God of Israel, who personifies everlasting salvation to his elect when he comes to reign among them and ushers in the earth's millennial age of peace.

Parallel depictions of “the Daughter of Zion” and “the end of the earth” signify that at the time Jehovah raises up his servant or “ensign to the nations” to announce his coming and to gather his people (Isaiah 11:10-12; 49:22; 52:7) many are scattered to the ends of the earth. Jehovah’s descent phase of atoning for humanity’s transgressions—(1) on the model of a vassal who answers for the disloyalties of his people to the emperor; and (2) in the pattern of an animal’s sacrifice for sin (Isaiah 43:12, 25; 44:22; 53:4-10)—now bears fruit as he comes as the personification of salvation in his ascent phase.

12 They shall be called the holy people,the redeemed of Jehovah;and you shall be known as in demand,a city never deserted.

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, who establishes justice and righteousness among Jehovah's people and whose ministry leads to Zion's becoming illustrious in the earth.

blue

A creation motif and pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, who personifies Jehovah's light to the nations and who attracts people of every nation to Zion's standard of righteousness.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah God of Israel, who personifies everlasting salvation to his elect when he comes to reign on the earth and whose presence with them is manifest to all nations.

green

A pseudonym of Jehovah God of Israel, who comes to establish his reign of peace on the earth and whose presence with his elect in Zion shines like a beacon for the entire world to see.

green

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, who exemplifies Jehovah's righteousness to his people and the nations and whose ministry results in Zion's becoming illustrious in the earth.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, Jehovah's mouth or mouthpiece to his people, who receives divine revelation to guide them and to administer the ordinances of Jehovah's covenant.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his hand of deliverance, whose ministry of restoring Jehovah's people bears fruit as Jehovah establishes among them his millennial reign of peace.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his hand of deliverance, who restores Jehovah's people beyond their former glory and prepares the way for Jehovah's coming to reign on the earth.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his arm of righteousness, through whom Jehovah intervenes in the earth to restore his people and prepare them for his coming to reign on the earth.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah's end-time servant, his ensign to the nations, who rallies Jehovah's people to his standard of righteousness and purifies their establishment before Jehovah comes to reign.

blue

A pseudonym of Jehovah God of Israel, who personifies everlasting salvation to his elect when he comes to reign among them and ushers in the earth's millennial age of peace.

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(62:12)

Parallelism of “the redeemed of Jehovah” and “the holy people” shows that the redemption of Jehovah’s people isn’t complete until they emulate his holiness. Only then does the Holy One of Israel, their Redeemer (Isaiah 41:14; 47:4; 48:17; 54:5), bring to fruition his redemptive work among them. To that end, the covenants he made with them from the beginning—the Sinai, Davidic, and Abrahamic Covenants—provide successive vehicles through which his people and individuals may attain greater degrees of holiness and ascend to higher spiritual categories (Isaiah 4:2-3; 24:16; 52:1-2, 13; 60:14).